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Get ready to get lost for a few hours. The New York Public Library has made available nearly 200,000 maps, illustrations, archival documents, and images from its vast collection that have lost copyright protection or otherwise are now part of the public domain. Among this treasure trove are thousands of shots taken by iconic photographer Berenice Abbott of New York City in the 1930s. All of the images are downloadable (and free!). Here’s a look at some notable images in the gallery.
Building a skyscraper, placing steel beams, at the Metropolitan Tower
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Blossom Restaurant, at 103 Bowery in Manhattan
Berenice Abbott/The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-33rd-street1_hkrxmv](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/4WK3UJGQ6RN5VO4ORQ7B7AQQUU.jpg?auth=80ee1c5188ea2b663ad9ae36d2e9034af0488c2efe3f6c8326a053605240d06f&width=800&height=533)
33rd Street and Fourth Avenue
Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-flatiron1_wcj6xv](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/27DEF46JRJMQVE36BNEJ27KVVA.jpg?auth=7b337b865c806baa18eea140958cfccef46bea1984a4a24660395af680b7d902&width=800&height=405)
The Flatiron Building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway
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West Side Highway and Piers 95, 96, 97, and 98, viewed from West 54th Street
Berenice Abbott/The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-lower-side1_p6etth](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/UNTVFYSHMRKKXCUYW5WFR3DWOM.jpg?auth=4303faeea70b734bcf45ff2990ca16dfcae41d23e1260384a38c58c90f9a832c&width=800&height=533)
Street peddler on the Lower East Side
Art and Picture Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-dumbo1_xifmsk](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/3OBZ7GW77VPPNBBTXR274CBJRI.jpg?auth=2d791bdf4ce82fc6ed37eea218ff0278956bc79e0c9109814d52232cf472d615&width=800&height=391)
Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from Dumbo
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A candy sorter in the old Huyler factory
Lewis Wickes Hine/The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-bellevue1_q8p4o6](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/5UAMN4RKZJMU7LEXLUCR2ILNKE.jpg?auth=2e665a2f1c6d31b8fef0fd10664699f4d25a454012aadd3b726e10ca68819f91&width=800&height=533)
Bellevue Hospital, at 1st Avenue between 26th and 29th streets
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A general view of Central Park
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection /The New York Public Library,The Research Libraries, New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-police-dog1_difxh6](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/OZIF3HXLZ5MMJL3UAYR4DLK7YQ.jpg?auth=cea8ec07a12d07aab0204429c57ccbedf50547d09d86ee6661f70bfc2e9287d6&width=800&height=1106)
Cop carrying dog
Weegee/The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-bryant-park_kemqpc](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/WFY2KC7BR5MSRAPXYUYK5HMDAU.jpg?auth=14a76544579910effbdf1565f66a422ee49240170516266a012edc5ea394acf7&width=800&height=589)
Bryant Park
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Broadway and 62nd Street
Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection/The New York Public Library![galleries/2016/01/09/these-iconic-new-york-city-photos-are-now-all-yours/160108-nypl-liberty1_jnk1mp](https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/CCUL535CPZPPLDKOAJ4T26FU34.jpg?auth=f3af6e4ef59ec9f2919be4739ef99f227cbaa6c786a53f6a8b1f891e2f54981a&width=800&height=398)
The Statue of Liberty, on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor